Fishing Report

[Phil Lilley]

Not much has changed... fishing is real, real good (can't say excellent). Lots of midge hatches esp in the evenings. On the boat ride back tonight, it was like summer. The midges were hitting us in the face and the trout were all over the surface of the water feeding.

Jig and float using either micros in sculpin, brown, black or olive- very good. Also use marabou 1/125 oz jigs in same colors plus using an orange head- very good. Fish them close to the bottom in 3-6 feet deep and fish them 5-6 feet deep in deeper water. Also use red or black #14 zebra midge shallow or deep with a fly rod or spin rod- same areas. Use 2 lb line for more strikes but 4 lb seems to be fine, esp on stocker rainbows.

That's about the best technique I can report on. If it's not something you do usually, you need to try it! The wind has been alittle tricky but not impossible... and you need some wind- better fishing when there's a chop on the water. Hold the rod low, close to the water if it's windy so the line won't blow around.